FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 October 2013 Penan lodged police report against SEB & Sarawak Govt. Wants Murum Dam impoundment stopped MIRI – A few representatives from the Penan community affected by the Murum HEP Dam came down to Miri to lodged a police report against Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB)...
Malaysian energy company Sarawak Energy has been nominated for the Public Eye’s 2014 award for ‘worst company of the year.’ Swiss NGO the Bruno Manser Fund submitted the nomination based on the energy giant’s repeated human rights violations and its record of environmental destruction. Read more from the Bruno Manser...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2013 Murum, Sawarak, Malaysian Borneo: Over 100 Penan leaders are blockading traffic in a last-ditch effort to get the government and the state owned-power company, Sarawak Energy Berhad, to respect their rights and provide appropriate compensation for the loss of their lands and homes. Carrying...
A peaceful protest against mega dam projects in Sarawak took place outside the Kuala Lumpur Parliament building yesterday morning. Protesters held signs against the Murum Dam and Baram Dam, asking the Malaysian government to respect indigenous demands for a fair settlement or stop construction of the dams altogether. Read more...
A group of indigenous Penan has resumed protest against the construction of the Murum hydroelectric dam, claiming that the government has not met demands for fair compensation. Acceptable reparation would include enough land to be self-sufficient through farming, a share of the dam’s profits, and full redress for land lost,...
The International Hydropower Association (IHA), an industry group that claims to advocate the sustainable use of hydropower, has been urged to cancel its annual conference planned to be held in Kuching, Malaysia, in May 2013. The conference is hosted by Sarawak Energy, a public company controlled by Abdul Taib Mahmud,...
The Penans in Murum affected by the Murum Hydro-electric Power (HEP) Dam continue to blockade the road leading to the construction site of the dam despite newspaper reports saying otherwise. Raymond Abin, coordinator for Sarawak Conservation Alliance for Natural Environment (SCANE) confirmed today via telephone that the blockade in Murum...
This summer, Australian broadcaster SBS aired an investigative story on its Dateline television program called “The Last Frontier” focusing on 12 controversial dams being built in Sarawak, Malaysia. It was one of the first times that a major international news network raised attention to continuing human rights violations in Sarawak that have gone largely unnoticed outside...
Mining giant Rio Tinto PLC plans to scrap a US$2 billion aluminum smelter project in the Malaysian state of Sarawak! This comes as a major victory for the campaign to preserve the natural environment and the livelihoods of Sarawak’s indigenous peoples. For more information on mega-dams in Borneo, please visit:...
Sarawak Gone is a documentary about the Bidayuh, one of the 40 sub-ethnic groups in Sarawak, and the controversial development of the Bengoh Dam that proves to be a threat to their livelihood, traditional lands and culture. This production by Producer, Toy Satellite and Andrew Garton, seeks to raise awareness...
